CLARINET


Meaning of CLARINET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkler-ə-ˈnet, ˌkla-rə-; ˈkler-ə-nət, ˈkla-rə- ]

noun

Etymology: French clarinette, probably ultimately from Medieval Latin clarion-, clario

Date: 1733

: a single-reed woodwind instrument having a cylindrical tube with a moderately flared bell and a usual range from D below middle C upward for 3 1/2 octaves

• clar·i·net·ist or clar·i·net·tist ˌkler-ə-ˈne-tist, ˌkla-rə- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.